Cognitive Dissonance

Who created the theory of cognitive dissonance ?

• Jean Piaget

• Leon Festinger

• Platow

• Lawrence Kohlberg

Which of the below are not ways to resolve cognitive dissonance ?

• Change the behavior

• Adopt new information that outweighs the dissonant beliefs

• Continue the behavior

• Change the belief/attitude

Definition: People experience discomfort or psychological tension when they hold two beliefs that are the same or when they behave in ways that are consistent with their beliefs

• True

• False

Adam has been taught since young that stealing is bad. But one day, his friends managed to persuade him to steal. Now Adam is experiencing cognitive dissonance. Which of the options below allows him to overcome his dissonance by changing his belief ?

• I will continue stealing even though it's bad

• I will stop stealing because it is bad

• My friends steal too and so far nothing has happened to them so it should be fine

• I'm broke so stealing is the only way I can get what I want